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  • Bobarella
    Bobarella Posts: 10,824 Forumite
    Savvy Shopper! I've been Money Tipped!
    Time served I'd say. What will you do with it?
    " Your vibe attracts your tribe":D

    Debt neutral :) 27/03/17 from £40k:eek: in the hole 2012.
    Roadkill 17 £56.58 2016-£62.28 2015- £84.20)
    RYSAW17 £1900 2016 £2,535.16 2015 £1027.20
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Combo Breaker
    Bobarella wrote: »
    Time served I'd say. What will you do with it?

    Debt busting of course;)
    Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi :o
    In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
    'On the internet no one knows you are a cat' :) ;)
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    ;) indeed

    Have a good rest of the weekend
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
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    So.......between now an next Thursday which is 'break up for Easter' day I have one day in the company of the mad frogs.......combo of work at home admin day ( today) and training days - one of which is on the beach all day - my natural habitat, another deep in the mountains - my spiritual home and where I run to when I need to, another I am leading back at the chalk face and one which is a bit tedious but is in a nice hotel with good lunches................kinda feel I am already on hols now and having to remind myself I am not :rotfl:

    Must make plans so time is not squandered!
    Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi :o
    In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
    'On the internet no one knows you are a cat' :) ;)
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
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    Ooooh £1 road kill found by trolleys at Tesc* That is the second one in as many weeks......very unusual for me to find road kill as 1) I think everyone holds on to their money round here :rotfl: and 2) I dont often go to large populated areas - once a month to The Town for more than just dropping off stuff in the CS. It has gone into my roadkill tin which I will empty when full.........might be a few years. Round pounds will have been replaced by 12 sided coins by then:D:eek:
    Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi :o
    In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
    'On the internet no one knows you are a cat' :) ;)
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
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    Urrrgh. Prickly throat. Stuffed nose and bit of a headache............and I had such plans this weekend. Thought I had escaped winter snuffles:(. Maybe just a quiet potter round the garden. Taking DD and her friend to their Park Run in a minute - I usually take advantage and nip into the town whist they are there for a quick whizz around a discount supermarket ( fruit and veg only) before the Masses arrive.......think I will just stay in car today with a book:o
    Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi :o
    In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
    'On the internet no one knows you are a cat' :) ;)
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Feeling any better? Hope so

    x
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Combo Breaker
    brizzledfw wrote: »
    Feeling any better? Hope so

    x
    Completely crashed Brizz! Took a day off work and got to docs and prescribed antibiotics and strong painkillers - infected sinuses. Cant remember when I last had antibiotics so the effect was almost instant:D Taking it easy, other than a days training yesterday for support staff at work, which I was leading and thankfully had prepared well in advance. Now feeling much better - bit of spring sunshine and 2 weeks or so holiday ahead helping too:D
    Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi :o
    In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
    'On the internet no one knows you are a cat' :) ;)
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
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    So glad I got in the garden yesterday. Weather here today is really awful. Feel sorry for those who are here on holiday or a day out.......at least we can just put another log on the wood burner and make plans to go out another day:o

    I feel a lazy weekend stretching out in front of me and I am not going to complain. Had a quick trip to The Town this morning........forgot it was Panic Buy Saturday as big shops are shut for a whole 24 hours. .....seriously it was queuing to get out of supermarket car park at 10 am........shopping/consumer madness:mad:

    Oh I am getting less tolerant the older I get:D
    Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi :o
    In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
    'On the internet no one knows you are a cat' :) ;)
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    I share your horror at the way people panic buy...but I have always had that, so not sure it's anything to do with age! ;)

    Hope you've had some sun and gardening time over the hols
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
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